The concave throughout the board is pretty mellow: the front is about ½” radial and the rear is a VERY mellow W. I wanted to make a special note on the concave since the version that I picked up was one of a limited run with a unique concave. Also, it feels great for early grabs and I actually am able to whip around 180 early grabs off flat ground-something that I was not able to easily do on my Bhangra. Due to its size, however, it is still very easy to whip around for freeride and sliding and whatnot. The 9 plies of maple feel extremely solid under my feet and it is stiff as a rail under my 175 lbs-literally zero flex. The weight is considerable, but it is a wooden topmount speedboard so that is to be expected. Now this deck, as you might have guessed, rides like a responsive and agile bulletproof tank. Both setups were mounted on the longer wheelbase. The other setup was for a bit more speed and had paris 195mm (soon to try out Prandals w/ 42 baseplates) and some lime BigZigs. One was more slide oriented which involved 10” Fifty Caliber trucks and Sector9 Centerset Raceform 70mm 78a. I used this board with two different setups. It is drilled for three different wheelbases, 28.5, 29.5, and 30”, so you have some options. So, it has a fairly symmetrical shape with a taper from the nose to tail and has an asymmetric concave (which I will talk about later. At its widest point (right where your front foot sits) the board is 10.25” and tapers down to 9.5” right before the rear wheel wheels. The board is made of a solid 9 plies of tasty golden maple and is 37 inches long. Now, I did do a quick photo post when I first got this board with the specs and all, but I figure I’ll just post em again. Ladies and gentleman, please join me as we enter the Bombsquad Saltflat Throwback. It has gone through a few different iterations ( aluminum and wooden), but their most recent is my favorite. The Saltflat was one of Bombsquads first and most popular boards. It only makes sense then that their decks be just as beefy as their first products. Now, Bombsquad has been making bombproof products since day one (several years ago) when they noticed a demand for a beefier noseguard and began to deliver that very product to the public. Wes Coleman and Tanner Leaser are the founders and have been in many disciplines of the longboard scene for many years now. Yes, they are lesser known, but they have become quite popular among riders who are looking for performance decks developed for and by riders. Among those who have tried Bombsquad board, there is a bit of a cult following. First, a short bit of history on this smaller company.
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